Daily Archives: November 7, 2012

Parenting as a predictor of Psychiatric Disorder – Bettleheim Revisited ?

Predictors of diagnosis of child psychiatric disorder in adult-infant social-communicative interaction at 12 months. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23123869 National Centre for Autism Studies, University of Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom. Abstract To establish which social interactive behaviours predict later psychiatric diagnosis, we examined 180 … Continue reading

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EEG and Autism : Diagnostic predictor of Epilepsy ?

Can EEG characteristics predict development of epilepsy in autistic children? http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23122323 Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Chuo, Yamanashi 409-3898, Japan. The high occurrence of epilepsy in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is a clear indication … Continue reading

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Modifying the Environment to reduce impact of Autism and Schizophrenia

Modifiable risk factors for schizophrenia and autism – shared risk factors impacting on brain development. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23123588 Gold Coast Hospital, 108 Nerang Street, Southport, QLD 4215, Australia. Abstract Schizophrenia and autism are two poorly understood clinical syndromes that differ in age … Continue reading

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